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published earlier this month in the Deseret News, Love described the version of America she grew up loving and shared her enduring wish for the nation to become less divisive. She thanked her medical team and every person who had prayed for her.Love said her parents immigrated to the U.S. with $10 in their pocket and a belief that hard work would lead to success. She said she was raised to believe passionately in the American dream and “to love this country, warts and all.” America at its roots is respectful, resilient, giving and grounded in gritty determination, she said.
Her career in politics exposed Love to America’s ugly side, but she said it also gave her a front row seat to be inspired by people’s hope and courage. She shared her wish for neighbors to come together and focus on their similarities rather than their differences.“Some have forgotten the math of America — whenever you divide you diminish,” Love wrote.Utah U.S. Congresswoman Mia Love speaks at the Utah Republican 2018 nominating convention, April 21, 2018, in West Valley City, Utah. (AP Photo/George Frey, File)
Utah U.S. Congresswoman Mia Love speaks at the Utah Republican 2018 nominating convention, April 21, 2018, in West Valley City, Utah. (AP Photo/George Frey, File)She urged elected officials to lead with compassion and communicate honestly with their constituents.
“In the end, I hope that my life will have mattered and made a difference for the nation I love and the family and friends I adore,” Love wrote. “I hope you will see the America I know in the years ahead, that you will hear my words in the whisper of the wind of freedom and feel my presence in the flame of the enduring principles of liberty. My living wish and fervent prayer for you and for this nation is that the America I have known is the America you fight to preserve.”
Rep. Mia Love, R-Utah, talks about election results in the 4th Congressional District at the Utah Republican Party headquarters, Nov. 26, 2018, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)and hired Stephanie White as coach and Amber Cox as general manager.
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